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2019-01-09 09:22:43

RL

Ralph Lauren

$108.29

1.6 (1.50%)

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Buckingham upgrades Ralph Lauren to Buy on turnaround, pullback

As previously reported, Buckingham analyst Eric Tracy upgraded Ralph Lauren (RL) to Buy from Neutral and increased his price target on the shares to $122 from $120, stating that his recent checks suggest green shoots of success and a potentially inflecting top-line. He also sees the company having a "well executed profit improvement plan" and thinks the recent share pullback creates a better entry point into the stock, Tracy tells investors. Tracy also upgraded Lululemon (LULU) to Buy from Neutral this morning.

RLRalph Lauren

$108.29

1.6 (1.50%)

01/09/19

BUCK

01/09/19UPGRADEBUCKBuy

Ralph Lauren upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Buckingham

01/07/19

UBSW

01/07/19UPGRADETarget $112UBSWNeutral

Ralph Lauren upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS

UBS analyst Jay Sole upgraded Ralph Lauren to Neutral from Sell as he believes the company's U.S. sales will be better than previously thought. His sell thesis was predicated on the company having difficulty driving U.S. sales growth and too high Street EBIT margin expectations, both of which he believes have changed. Sole maintained his $112 price target on Ralph Lauren shares.

01/02/19

WELS

01/02/19NO CHANGETarget $125WELSMarket Perform

Ralph Lauren price target lowered to $125 from $130 at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo analyst Ike Boruchow lowered his price target for Ralph Lauren to $125 from $130, while reiterating a Market Perform rating on the shares. In a research note titled "2019 Retail Outlook report," the analyst says he believes Holiday reads likely slowed post Black Friday, Multinational brands struggled relative to retailers the past several months as concerns around Europe weakness, China uncertainty, a slowdown in tourism and FX pressures are growing, e-commerce meaningfully underperformed Brick and Mortar retail in 2018 as inflated multiples have been hit hard in the face of a painful tech ''unwind'' and choppier fundamentals, 2019 is likely to be worse than 2018 for the space, and Leases are coming onto retailers' balance sheets in 2019, making for worse capital structure optics.

11/07/18

UBSW

11/07/18NO CHANGETarget $112UBSWSell

Ralph Lauren expectations still look too high, says UBS

UBS analyst Jay Sole views Ralph Lauren as a turnaround stock, but he believes the company lacks the core brand strength needed to achieve the Street's targets. The analyst said comps get tougher in 2020, which he believes will lead to downward earnings revisions. Sole reiterated his Sell rating and $112 price target on Ralph Lauren shares.